This all to say: We would never have made it to this progressive era of eye makeup if it weren't for inspiration from years past. We have the '90s to thank for all the moody, mauve tones and grungy black liner that's had a resurgence; the '70s and '80s to credit for disco-bright shadows, bold lipstick, and punk eyeliner; and the '50s deserve a nod for bringing us winged eyeliner, á la the lovely Greta Garbo. These legendary makeup moments have all led us up to the iconic eye lewks we see littered all over Instagram feeds, glossy magazine pages, and runways today.

Need further proof? Peep the video above to see what eye makeup — the brows, the lids, the lashes — looked like over the last 100 years. There may not have been any squiggle brows in sight, but decades past sure didn't disappoint.